- The presence of at least two of the following criteria of sepsis according to ACCP/SCCM (8) a) body temperature >38 degreesC or <36 degreesC; b) pulse rate >90/min; c) breath rate >20/min or Pco2<32mmHg; and/or d) leukocytosis (white blood cell count >12,000/μl) or leukopenia (white blood cell count <4,000/μl) or >10% band forms